Comparison

Maze Games vs RelationShapes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Maze Games

Engage young minds with a collection of mazes designed to boost concentration and problem-solving abilities. Featuring a variety of styles and difficulty levels, this app offers endless entertainment for children aged 3-7.

Highlights
  • 77 diverse mazes
  • Progressive difficulty levels
  • Classic and 3D maze styles
  • Offline play support
  • No in-app purchases
Features
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This maze app helps kids develop concentration and problem-solving skills through playful challenges. - 77 mazes to explore A wide variety of classic black-and-white mazes, animal mazes, and fun 3D-style mazes - Grows with your child From easy mazes to more challenging ones, kids can progress at their own pace - Perfect for play anywhere Great for iPhone and iPad—enjoy quality family time at home or on the go - No in-app purchases All mazes are available with no in-app purchases, so parents can feel confident letting kids play - More mazes coming soon New content will be added in future updates for continued fun Recommended Age: 3–7

About

RelationShapes

This educational app helps young children develop visual-spatial reasoning and early math skills through open-ended play. It offers two modes: 'Match It' for shape exploration and 'Picture It' for creative expression with accessories and backgrounds. Designed for families and educators, it supports multiple user profiles and collaborative play.

Highlights
  • Visual-spatial reasoning development
  • Open-ended creative play
  • Shape matching and creation
  • Multiple user profiles
  • Collaborative split-screen play
  • Progress monitoring
  • Printable learning resources
Features
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Build a strong foundation of early math skills with our award-winning first app, RelationShapes®. Strengthen young children’s visual-spatial reasoning and creative expression through open-ended play! VizuVizu® apps are based on the UNESCO prize-winning visual education method created by Y. Agam, a world-renowned pioneer of kinetic art. To learn more, visit www.vizuvizu.com. Accolades for RelationShapes: • SIIA CODiE Awards Finalist, Best PreK / Early Childhood Learning Solution (2017) • Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner & Parents’ Choice Awards® epic™ LIST (2017) • Common Sense Media “Best Of” Lists: Best Geometry Games, Apps, and Websites for Kids; Multiplayer Apps; Top Puzzle Apps & Must-Have Apps for Family Travel (2017) • Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice (2016) • Teachers with Apps Certified Digital Product, and Best Play & Learn Apps (2016) • App Store, New Apps We Love (RelationShapes for iPad, 2016) RelationShapes offers two interrelated areas that invite children to play and replay: Match It – Exploration and discovery have free reign as children manipulate abstract and figurative shape combinations to make a match – any way they choose! Picture It – Creativity and delight abound as children use their imagination to personalize their shape pictures with vivid accessories and backgrounds that add humor and context. RelationShapes is designed with young learners and their grown-ups in mind. Key Features for Families & Educators: • Share the experience: Four user profiles included with each app download • Level up: Eight levels of increasingly challenging activities promote flexible thinking and creativity • Play together: Collaborate and cooperate via the split-screen design and multi-touch capability • Play flexibly: Use at home or in the classroom for independent play, paired learning, center time, or small group instruction • Monitor progress: View the skills children learn and practice as they progress through each level • Collect creations: Save and review children’s pictures in the gallery • Extend beyond the screen: Connect digital and real world play and learning with six printable Extended Learning resources Children will practice and further develop their fine motor skills while playing RelationShapes. Devices with larger screens will offer the most optimal user experience. We take your privacy very seriously. The app does not include third party advertising, does not collect children’s personally identifying information, and all content created in the app stays on the device. Privacy Policy: https://vizuvizu.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://vizuvizu.com/app-terms

Screenshots

Maze Games3 screens
RelationShapes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RelationShapes at 100% against Maze Games's 50%. RelationShapes also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Maze Games's advantage is ratings volume (458 vs 8). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RelationShapes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Maze Games has 458 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Maze Games's written reviews are positive against 100% of RelationShapes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maze Games ships an update every 8 months, RelationShapes every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Maze Games versus RelationShapes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaze GamesRelationShapes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (458 ratings)4.8 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings458 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developernobuhiro satakeVizuvizu LLC

Customer experience

Maze Games

All ratings361 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral9.7%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral21.4%
Negative28.6%

RelationShapes

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Maze Games

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Mazes do not work on iPad
  • Touch input is inaccurate

Requested features

2 requests
  • Option to go ad-free
  • Clarification on maze endings

RelationShapes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Maze Games

No in-app purchases

None

RelationShapes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maze Games free?
Maze Games is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RelationShapes free?
RelationShapes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Maze Games or RelationShapes?
RelationShapes is rated higher. Maze Games averages 4.5 out of 5 from 458 ratings, while RelationShapes averages 4.8 from 8 ratings.
Which is updated more often, Maze Games or RelationShapes?
Maze Games ships an update every 8 months, and RelationShapes every 4 months. Most recently, Maze Games was updated on October 22, 2026 and RelationShapes on October 3, 2026.

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